Fly in the Ointment: Rawson Homestead Wins Two Owners
Annie Laurie Rawson inherits the Rawson homestead with James Jardine sharing ownership resolving a family tangle. Aunt Caroline guides the future while Sallie Peters defies both, predicting a wedding cake as Jardine reveals his long love and a plan to live together in the garden estate.
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Rawson
Annie Laurie ‘Rawson
James Rawson Jardine
George Rawson
Annie’ Laurie Rawson
James Jardine
Fenway Hospital
Annie
Lpurie
Atomie Jardine
Carolline
George
Caroline
Annie Laurie
Jimmie Jardine
Jardine
James
California
Jimmie
New England
Fenway
New York
Sallie Peters
Sallie
Mr. Jardine
Annie Laurie Rawson
Sind
Jardine Boy
Miss Rawson
Jimmile
Murdered Branding Steer of West Texas Legend
A longhorn branded Murder, 1889 haunted West Texas cattle country after a roundup dispute led to killings. The white steer appeared near Alpine amid a gunfight and a fatal ambush, with the brand seen at scenes of crime and locals imagining a cursed spirit.
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Texas
Leon Cipa
Brewster Coun
H. H. Powe
Fine Gilliland
Jeff Webb
Gilliland
Alpine
Sam Taylor
Taylor
Powe
Texas Rangers
Origin of Davy Jones Name Traced in Sailor Lore
Detroit News notes the origin of the term Davy Jones is unknown and frames it as a dubious blend of Duffy a West Indian spirit name and Jonah the prophet. It says Davy Jones denotes the sea devil and the ocean as a sailor’s grave called Davy Jones locker.
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Davy Jones
Duffy
Jonah
Detroit News
What is the voting line held up for
A local boss questions a polling delay caused by locating the polling place in a millinery shop. He notes a lady voter is examining hats, implying distraction or obstruction. The scene combines a political grievance with a humorous setting in a milliner shop.
Buffalo Bill's First Rehearsal Ends in Realistic Chaos
The Columbus Nebraska rehearsal of Buffalo Bill's Wild West staged an Indian attack on a stage coach with six untrained mules driven by Sam Matthews. Pawnee warriors led by Maj. Frank North chased the coach as the crowd, including mayor Pap Clothier, watched in astonishment and alarm. The coach finally halted after Cody and North cleared a path, and the enraged driver demanded realism as the scene collapsed into controlled mayhem.
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Col. W. F. Cody
Fair Grounds
Columbus
Neb
Buffalo Bill
Sam Matthews
Maj
Frank North
Cody
Pap” Clothier
Pap
Matthews
Sam
North
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